Well, technically, they ship out of China. Alan Entwistle lives there these days. He's an old head. See:Xiangqi wrote:...interesting... with the Revelation guitars, it seems that they ship out of England.... for just under $300 including shipping, there's a 'sunburst' version of that purple Jazzmaster on Ebay.
http://www.entwistlepickups.com/about.php?fllstry=y
He goes way back. He's a guitar guru yo! He's a contemporary of Trevor Wilkinson. They both go way back and have been involved in some of the best guitars ever built. See the Harley Benton range being knocked out by Thomann. Basically a Trevor Wilkinson designed guitar but mass produced in China, with extreme quality control. If you aren't happy, send it back.
Wilkinson and Entwistle are both Pick Up gurus. They go back to the beginning. Whatever. Read the blurb.
There are always the odd one or two going on ebay. They do limited runs, and when they are done, they are done. Like me, I got the end of the 335 run, before they got told to behave themselves. They always break the mold with new stuff. Check out their website: https://www.revelationguitars.co.uk/gui ... c-guitars/
Alan lives in China and oversees production. They are still pretty expensive, but everyone gets paid well and treated right, that is the idea anyway. Who knows if it's true?
They have a workshop in Wales, so there is a UK base.
I got that Purple Jazzmaster for 199 GBP. Man, what a guitar!
They sell out of Ma and Pa shops, and that makes me feel better about buying from them. The Chinese lads get to have a job, and the Ma and Pa get to have a markup. I don't know. It's a hell of a guitar for less than 200 quid. It sounds like nothing on Earth. Incredible.
Same shop are getting me prices on a short scale and long scale.
Buyers' market out there, sold quite a few, took losses on most of them. Learned a lot about obsession and gear. Now, if I was being offered a gig doing David Gilmour's bits in a PF tribute band, I could get away with a lap steel. But...... uh-uh.
